The year... 1901!

"In a 10′ x 15′ shed in the Davidson family’s Milwaukee backyard serves as the birthplace to an American icon and the beginning of Harley-Davidson history. Arthur Davidson, 20, and William Harley, 21, began experiments on “taking the work out of bicycling.” Now if you doubt that bicycling was any work, try and remember what people were riding 100 years ago and you soon get the picture. In all honesty, they were mechanics and inventors who came upon the idea to motorize a bike rather easily. At that time in history there was a new invention called the horseless carriage so it was a logical progression to come up with the idea to fit a smaller combustion engine to a bicycle. Soon after, the duo were joined by Arthur’s two brothers Walter and William. In two years they produced 3 motorcycles and the Harley Davidson Motorcycle Co. was born."

The Founders ...

• Arthur Davidson


• William Harley


• Walter Davidson


• William Davidson

The framed item includes five (5) photos with inscriptions!